Washstand.



w. s. HAMM, T, A. .LEGGE & N. KROHN.

WASH'STAND. APPLICATION FIILED JAN. 19, 19M.

1,226,879. Patented 1![ay22,19 17.

. controllingthe waste valve,

, WT ED WILLIAM s. Hum, or HUBBARD woons", AND 'rrjrouns A. ii -icon 3min NELsxnoHN; 01' 011101160, ILLINOIS, nssmnons'ro THE. mmsa weszrnaxn comm, or I .cmcaeo, ILLINOIS, A 00112032111011 or ILLINQIs V v i I 'whsnsrm [I To all whom it mag/concern: v

Be it known that we, WILLIAM S. HAMM, a resident of Hubbard Woods, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, and THOMAS A.

Lneon and Nnns. KROHN, both'residents of Chicago, countyof Cook, and State. of Illinois, and all citizens of theUnited States, ,have jointly invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Washstands, of which the following isa specification, and'which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

forming a part thereof. u

The invention relates to washstandssuch as are commonly used in sleeping cars; its.

object being to'provide improved means for An embodiment of-the invention shown in the accompanying drawings, in which-+- Figure 1 is a detail central vertical section 2 of a "washstand showing ,the valve meclia-.v nism, theposition of the waste valve when open being indicated in-dotted lines; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail on the line 2-2 ofFig.1.. The table of the washstand is represented at 10, and its bowl at 11. 'A waste pipe 12 leads from the bottom of the bowl, and is provided with an upwardly opening valve 13, the stem of which is pivoted at '14'within a lateral recess of the waste pipe. leads from and substantially through the table 10 toithe waste pipe 12, as shown, opening thereto through the recess within which the valve stem is pivoted.

A reciprocable flexible shaft 16 is housed within the tube 15', and is provided with a solid end 17 adapted to abut against a shoul- 7 der. 18 formed onthe stem 19 of the, valve.

The upper or outer end of theshaft 16 is,

provided with a solid end 20, which is connected, by means of a link 21, with a hand lever 22 pivotally mounted within a cap 23 removably secured to the upper surface of the table 10, as by means of screws 24.

thereby raising the valve to the dotted lines The shaft 16 is formed of a tightly wound wire coil which substantially fills the bore of the tube 15. The forward movement of the hand 1ever 22 from the position shown in Fig. 1 pushes the shaft through the tubeagainst the shoulder 18 of the valve stem,

position. The return movement of the lever 22 withdraws the shaft and permits the valve to close by gravity. The shaft may be withdrawn from-the tube by removing the We claim'a's-our invention- A- tube 15' yscrews 24and lifting the cap from its posimm on the table.:

The shaft being actiglitly wand coil, is

non-compressible, and thepu'shing action ing to move its stem to the side ofthe waste.

opening and to overturn the valve. By this action the waste port is opened practically to its full capacity there is little chance for the accumulation of. fibrous material, and the valveis accessible for repairs. :This wction is secured in. the shown embodiment of the invention, by providing the valve with an L-shaped stem whichis pivoted to the pipe connection at one side of the waste port.

' 1. In combination, awash bowl having a 5 ram. a aaaaana z "191.7. Application filed :ranuary e, 1914. anama. Y 1' Waste opening and pipe, a valve loosely seat- 'ing downwardly in the opening, a curved arm pivoted withina lateral recess in the waste pipe, its free arm being pivotally attached to the valve, a shoulder on the end below its pivot for engagement by a push rod, a tube leading to the valve casing, and a coiled shaft reciprocable in the tube and having a plunger engageable with the shoulder.

2. In a washstand, in combination, a table, a bowl having a waste pipe, a valve seated in the receiving end of the pipe and openable upwardly, a lever pivoted in a lateral extension of the pipe and bearing upwardly on the valve and having a'shoulder, a tube leading through the table to the lateral extension, a flexible shaft slidable in the tube and withdrawable therefrom and having engageable relation with the lever shoulder, a removable cap covering the upper end of the tube, a hand lever pivoted in the cap, and a link connecting the lever withthe shaft.

WILLIAM S. HAMM. THOMAS AaLEGrGrE.- NELS KROHN; .Witnesses: i

'C. E. -BANTA, )WIILIA A. BENSON. 

